The Bund Riverside Hotel

Overlooking the winding Suzhou River, the Bund Riverside Hotel towers over downtown Shanghai China's Huangpu District and takes its name from the famous Bund, the city's tree-lined promenade of business and financial centers just one kilometer away. The 18-story hotel, an ideal stop for business and leisure travelers alike, is close to Nanjing Pedestrian Street, the major shopping venue, and traditional and modern attractions, such as the 468-meter-high Oriental Pearl Tower, the highest TV tower in Asia, which lights up like ruby-and-pearl firecrackers at night.

For dining, options at this Shanghai hotel include Lao Feng Ge's traditional Shanghainese and Chinese dishes and Dingzhen Abalone and Shark's Fin and its rare Shanghainese delicacies. Then, guests can try the 18th-floor Orchid French Teppanyaki, where they can enjoy Japanese cuisine with a French fare while they look out over the city skyline. The Riverside also offers room service during certain hours.

The hotel features a business center; meeting and banquet facilities; high-speed Internet access throughout the hotel; and spa services, including massages.

At the Bund Riverside Hotel, business and leisure travelers to China's capital of commerce, industry and finance are near all of Shanghai's sights and activity that blend traditions of teahouses, gardens, temples and pagodas with a 21st- century cosmopolitan venues which includes the stock exchange, booming international restaurants and Asia's largest shopping mall.

Room Types:

Superior Riverview: One king or two single beds. Views of the Huangpu River and Lujiazui. Located on floors 8–17. Rooms are 22–25 square meters (237–270 square feet). Easy chair, ottoman, and small coffee table. Minibar, coffee and tea maker. Direct- dial phone and bathroom phone.

Superior Cityview: One king or two single beds. Views of downtown Shanghai. Located on floors 8–17. Rooms are 25 square meters (270 square feet). Armchair and small coffee table. Minibar, coffee and tea maker. Direct-dial phone and bathroom phone.